The Eaton Reds will face off against The Classical Academy Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Eaton is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Northridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Eaton blew past Northridge 62-38 on Thursday. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Reds had established a 21 point advantage.
| 12/05/24 @ Northridge | 16 |
| 12/03/24 @ Severance | 4 |
| 01/05/24 @ Platte Valley | 2 |
| 01/17/24 vs Valley | 1 |
| 11/30/23 vs Fort Morgan | 1 |
Eaton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin Crider led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance gave Crider a new career-high in points. Rowen Meissinger was another key player, putting up six points and five steals.
Meanwhile, The Classical Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 60-50 victory over Colorado Springs Christian.
The Classical Academy had a senior duo take command as Ky Walker made all 7 shots he took racking up 20 points and Ben Mullenix went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points and eight assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Miller, who posted seven points.
The win got Eaton back to even at 1-1. As for The Classical Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Eaton couldn't quite finish off The Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 and fell 54-51. Can Eaton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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